to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ very good afternoon to you. we're following the breaking news coming out of brookfield, wisconsin. it is 4:00 local time. we have received several updates within the last four hours since this incident had happened. we have confirmed that three are deceased. we also understand that the suspect, a 45-year-old, and according to the police chief, he is still at large. he's not been apprehended, but they don't try to lock down parts of the spa where this incident happened in brookfield, wisconsin. a town of some 40,000 people. not a big town. we have heard from local reporters it is a rather affluent area. at the moment, again, three

deceased, four admitted to the hospital in that area. they continue to keep the hospital on lockdown. they continue to keep the spa you see in this picture here on lockdown as well as the shopping mall across the street in lockdown. and the s.w.a.t. team is on location trying to secure at this moment a final section of that spa. this now five hours into the incident. we had a press conference that aired just moments ago, probably about 30 minutes ago. we're going to play a portion of that for you right now. >> tell me when you folks are ready. everybody? my name is chief daniel tosshouse of the city of brookfield police department. i'll give you a short statement of what has transpired here to date. our next briefing will be at 6:30 p.m. this evening at the city of brookfield police and

safety complex where the municipal court building is located. so 6:30 this evening at north calhoun road. on behalf of the city of brookfield and the city of brookfield police department, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this crime. right now i'll give you an jefr view of what took place. at approximately 11:09 this morning we received a call of a shooting in progress as a salon, 200 north mooreland road here in the city of brookfield. we're told a male suspect was involved. that male suspect has been identified. you all have pictures currently of mr. radcliffe franklin haughton. date of birth, 12/17/66. he is a male, black, 6'1", 270 pounds. the time of the shooting the suspect was wearing a grey

sweater, blue jeans, and had a white and black backpack with him. the vehicle that we were looking for has been located. we are no longer looking for the black mazda protege. that vehicle has been located not in the city of brookfield. as already has been reported, the suspect is from brown deer. this situation is fluid and ongoing. our initial attention was reaching, locating, and treating the victims. that has taken place. we have a total of seven victims, four were transported. we believe we have three deceased. none of those people or any of the victims are being identified at this time for obvious reasons. the investigation is fluid and ongoing. we have a number of scenes being

worked on as we speak. not only the salon but the suspect's residence in brown deer and others. our entire operation now is focused on locating the suspect. i will tell you that we are currently still searching a portion of the salon. we have a number of s.w.a.t. teams that are doing that right now. there's a portion of the salon that has not been cleared. we're in the process of doing that now. i can also tell you that in the process of clearing that building we believe we have identified what is being described as an improvised explosive device, which is also hampering our clearing of that building. milwaukee -- i believe the city of milwaukee bomb squad is here and is assisting us in that endeavor. i have no other information for you at this time. i am not going to take any questions, as this is a

continuing, fluid, ongoing investigation. i want to make sure the information i give you is accurate and complete and i'm not up here guessing for you. so again, thank you for your indulgence. if we have anything else earth shattering for you before 6:30, we'll let you know that. otherwise, we'll be happy to see you at 6:30 at the public safety building. >> are you looking for another car now? >> no, we are not. thank you. >> okay. that was police chief daniel taushaus only within the last hour. he came to the microphones, very specific about the information he gave. the new information was that he was confirmed three deceased and they continue to look at the spa. there's a section of the spa that the s.w.a.t. team is on site trying to secure at the moment. also, we're just getting this in from the white house, from the press secretary of the white house. the statement says this, that the president was informed of the tragic shooting in wisconsin at 1:30 eastern.

that's about an hour and a half after the incident. the president was told that there was an active shooter in brookfield, wisconsin. this is what the statement says. also said the president was informed that the shooting did not appear to be terrorism related. the fbi is on the scene and is supporting the brookfield police while they respond to the ongoing situation. the statement finishes saying the president and first lady's thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrible shooting and their families. that, again, was from the white house press secretary that came out moments ago. all right. let's go to cliff van zandt, who has been covering this with us since the news broke. clint, this issue of the s.w.a.t. team now trying to secure a final portion of that day spa, what's your thought on that? >> well, it's interesting. what you have to assume that the improvised explosive device that was found, if they find one, they're afraid they may find

another. you have to move very slowly. you and i talked last hour about the explosive devices that were left behind at the apartment of the shooter in colorado at the movie theater. so police having that in mind are going move as slow as they have to. realize, again, we now have, according to the police chief, three people dead. richard, that by definition is a mass murder. that means we've had about 65 mass murders in the united states in the last 30 years. unfortunately one more now. >> clint, stand by. joining us on the phone right now is the mayor of brookfield, wisconsin. mayor, we spoke about an hour and a half ago. what's changed? what do you know about these three that are deceased? >> well, actually, i just know of the number. i've talked several times with our police department, and i watched the police chief press conference a few minutes ago. there will be another press conference at 6:30 this evening. >> do you know of the status of

the spa? in that briefing, they were trying to secure a final portion of the spa. >> yes, i'm not sure if that's been secured yet or not. my latest information on that was the police chief's press conference. >> mayor, one of the questions was that this may have involved a domestic dispute and that the wife of the suspect may have been involved and may have been at that spa. the question is, was she one of the victims? do you know anything about that? >> well, it is my understanding that this was a domestic issue. i believe that the woman worked at the spa. the suspect is from brown deer, which is a nearby community. i'm not sure the identity of the victims. but i do know that there were a

total of seven victims. as the police chief indicated, three of them are deceased. >> mayor, what's the reaction been so far from those you've talked to? >> well, obviously they're shocked. but, i mean, this is the kind of thing that you have to prepare for. i think we are prepared for it. we have two shifts of police officers on. we're getting extensive help from neighboring communities as well as two other sheriffs departments and the fbi. >> mayor, stand by. we have to go for break. stay with us. we'll have the latest coming out of brookfield, wisconsin.

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>> is there anything you want to say? i mean, obviously police are still investigating, they're still looking for your son right now. it's still very early. is there anything you would like to say to the community of brookfield or to some of the victims and their families? >> just that the family apologizes and we are sorry, apologizing for whatever mistakes my son has made. this is not a reflection of our family. this is not the way we live. this is not the way i raised my son up. he's been here for a long time, and he's been a good member of

society. i don't know what happened. my son is facing a domestic problem. things happen, and some people cannot take it. i think my son was going through something with his wife. i just pray and hope that all is well that ends well. >> okay. that was radcliffe haughton's father. he lives in florida. you could hear he had kind of a thick accent. from what we understand, he may be a j.amaican immigrant living in florida. >> okay. again, we're watching wtmj, that's our affiliate in the milwaukee area giving us the latest. that was an interview with the suspect's father. the suspect's father saying this is not the way we raised him. this is not the way we knew him. they're talking about the suspect there. that's radcliffe haughton, 45

years old. the suspect, 270 pounds, 6'1". he's been described by the police chief there as to be wearing blue jeans at the time, according to what we're hearing and they had found the car that was involved in that. it was a 2003 mazda. he's still at large. they don't know where he's at. they have not released that information as of yet. on the phone with us still, clint van zandt. we got more information. you heard what the father of the suspect had to say. what's your thought here? >> well, you brought a good point up, richard, concerning the automobile, his vehicle. this, as you show the 2003 mazda. that was connected to him at the scene. what we don't know is whether he may have used that vehicle and fled the area or whether someone else may have drove him there. we know the vehicle's been found in a nearby community, so right now the police have not announced any other car or any other getaway vehicle connected with him. so that makes the search for him

a little more challenging if we don't know what it is he's driving. again, the police have not yet cleared that entire building where they found the improvised explosive device, and that's something that has to go very slowly. they can't put the life of a police officer or a bomb tech in danger as they go. richard, this community suffered so much. it was in march of 2005 when a shooting take place at a church service. seven people killed, four injured. then the sikh temple earlier this year in august. we had six killed and four injured. now this shooting. there's just been a tremendous, tremendous pain that this community has suffered. with this suspect still out and about, it may not be over yet. >> clint, put that together for us. you've just listed three mass shootings in the course of, what, ten years -- within ten years. how do you make sense of that?

is there any sort of tie that you can make to this at all? >> well, as we were saying, there's been approximately 60 mass murders where three or more people have been killed at the same place at the same time. >> but three in a small town of some 40,000 people. >> yeah, yeah. so that's what makes it unique because these shootings, these 60 have taken place in 30 different states. yet, three of them -- this appears to have been the epicenter where the incident took place within just a few miles of each other in these three different times. now, the challenge, of course, for that community is trying to have an understanding of why us, why now, why in this location. probably the only person that can answer those in each case is the shooter. in the first two cases, we don't have the shooter to talk to. >> clint, i want you to stand by. i want to talk about the situation of the spa and how they've been unable to

completely clear the building. we'll do that in just a second. right now we have a spokesperson from the hospital. earlier, we were speaking with the media relations specialist from the hospital. she's with us again. what's changed sen ed since you spoke about an hour ago? >> not much has changed. we still have four patients who had come to the hospital today from this incident. >> nalissa, do you have more information about the types of injuries? >> no, i do not. right now the only information i have is they're all victims of gown shot wounds. >> and the condition of them right now? >> all i know right now is that they have non-critical injuries. >> we learned from the police chief, daniel taushaus, that three are deceased. do you have any more information about that? >> i do not. >> okay. nalissa, thank you so much. we're going to take a break. we'll be right back. we're going to return with clint

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and have the night of your life with your tv. the president speaking with those who were involved and getting the latest information a little earlier on that conference call. the president did release -- or i should say the press secretary did release a statement saying president and first lady's thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims in this shooting. the statement also saying the president was informed that the shooting did not appear to be terrorism related, that the fbi is on the scene and is supporting the brookfield,

wisconsin, police department while they respond to the ongoing situation. as i noted there, the president and first lady extending their thoughts and prayers to the victims there. we'll continue to watch what's happening coming of brookfield, wisconsin. at the moment, as you know, they continue to look for that suspect. they do not know where he's at. he's at large. they have not apprehended him as of yet. when we get that information, we'll go straight to that. i want to move to politics for a short while here. some headlines we're watching, both the president and governor romney mock debating today. mr. romney doing his debate prep in florida. he did find some time today to stop by a beach football game, as you see here, between members of the press and members of his campaign staff. he did the coins to. he then gave his side some words of pregame encouragement. take a listen. >> this is very simple, guys. figure out which of their players is best and take them out early. >> peter robinson, i got him. >> that's right.

don't worry about injuries, guys. this counts. win. >> here we go. >> clear eyes, full heart. >> can't lose! >> no word yet on who won that game. meanwhile, more endorsements out today in battleground ohio. the cleveland plain dealer throwing itself behind president obama lauding him for sound leadership. however, the paper's editorial board says its endorsement comes with less enthusiasm or optimism than its 2008 endorsement citing a lack of a clear second-term agenda. then in columbus, "the dispatch's" editorial board endorsing romney saying. more on these stories throughout the next hour. paul ryan just wrapped up an event in sioux city, iowa. ron mott joins us now live on the phone. ron, his district right next to where we've been covering over the last five hours the shooting there in brookfield. mr. ryan is aware of what's

happening there, isn't he? >> yeah, he is. there's no official statement, richard, from him at this point on the shooting. as you mentioned, right next door to him in the milwaukee suburbs. obviously everyone's concerned about what took place there today. the congressman did not mention that in his speech here in sioux city, today. he's actually putting in overtime here in iowa, the state that he and governor romney very badly want to win. the latest polling from nbc news wall street journal puts them down about eight points. that poll was released a couple days ago. they got some work to do here. i suspect over the next 16 days they'll come back here. iowa figures in both the president and governor's plans in terms of getting to that 270. this is a critical state, even though it's just seven electoral votes. they mean a lot in a tight race. >> as we were mentioning toward the end of the week and end of last week, it's the midwest fire wall for the president. really, when we look at iowa, there's also sentimental value

to president obama. it's where he kicked off his campaign this year. >> exactly. a lot of folks around the country are probably scratching their heads going, why are these candidates spending so much time in iowa? why does iowa matter so much? it's a place where people come to prove whether they've got a viable candidacy for the presidency. you know, it's the first of the nation caucuses in january. iowa has a sentimental and real practical value to all the candidates. obviously, the president sort of launched his national career here in iowa five years ago and very much is depending on iowa to help deliver this state to him again. obviously, the governor wants to change that. we are actually off to colorado tonight, richard, where there's another event for paul ryan. he's putting in a lot of work today. before speaking at this event in sioux city, he did a town hall on the phone with voters in nevada. that's where we'll be tuesday. it's another state they want. they'll have a joint rally just outside las vegas. nevada has the highest

unemployment in the country. they believe they have a stronger message than the president. >> all right. there with paul ryan, ron mott. busy schedule as we get closer and closer to that fateful day. i want to bring back the white house photo we were looking at earlier. the president was taking this conference call earlier today. this is taking a break from those debate preps we've been talking about throughout the day here. president obama on a conference call at camp david with homeland security adviser john brennan. this is what he's doing right here. he's also speaking with fbi director to robert muller and chief of stack jack liu. he's talking about in this picture about what's happening in wisconsin. the shopping mall shooting where three are dead and again four injured at the hospital. that picture we wanted to show you and get you the latest information in terms of the

president's awareness. paul ryan aware of that too. we're going to come back from this break and have more information. we're looking forward to that press conference at 6:30 local time from what we understand there in wisconsin. we'll look forward to that and give you the very latest in tells of information of what's happening.

welcome back to msnbc. we continue to follow the news coming out of brookfield, wisconsin, and that shopping mall shooting happening at a spa. if you're just joining us, the latest information that we have is in brookfield, wisconsin, a town that's about 20 minutes outside of milwaukee. there is a suspect. his name is radcliffe haughton. according to the police chief there, 45 years old, the suspect is. a black male, 6'1", according to what the police chief is telling us. they have not apprehended him. he walks into a spa, seven people -- at least seven are shot. three are deceased, four

injured, four inside the hospital. let's go live to wtmj, our affiliate to take a listen. >> no indication as to how he died or how he was -- or if he was killed, if it was self-inflicted or what particularly happened inside the spa. we are now getting information after being concerned about how much -- where the shooter was and this man hunt for him, whether or not he was still inside or was on the loose. but the indication we got from law enforcement is that because of these explosive devices that were left at the scene that they were concerned about, that they were not able to get into a particular area of the spa. so they had not been able to do a complete search of every part of the building. so the indication we're getting now from two sources, again, waiting to get confirmation from law enforcement on this, but the shooter has been found and that he is dead. he is inside the spa. >> charles, have you seen any movement out there in brookfield

that might support this latest bit of information? does it seem like law enforcement officials out there are standing down a little bit, perhaps feeling like the imminent danger may no longer be there? >> well, the only indication i get from that is i see a lot of vehicles now leaving the parking lot that were here and that were part of the -- all these law enforcement vehicles were here. people on stand by as they waited for this particular scene to develop. i now see way over on the other side law enforcement pulling up yellow tape that was keeping us away from even getting closer to the actual location. so i am getting the sense from people here on the scene that there has been some sort of conclusion, some sort of resolution to this particular area. now, the police chief did tell us he would give us another update right around 6:30, but if there were any new developments,

he would give us a quick update. so waiting to hear from law enforcement about this confirmation from two sources, melissa mccrady and a person i talked to as well in law enforcement, hearing that the shooter has been found and was found inside the spa, which is where the shooting took place. we know there was the indication that the car that he was in, the car they were looking for was not found in the city of brookfield. so we were trying to put that together as to what that meant. was he no longer in this particular area? we know that there was an extensive search of buildings nearby, inside the brookfield square mall, inside some of the other stores in this particular area. but i am learning that there was one area that they were not able to get into, and now they were able to get to that location, and that's where they found the shooter. so all of this just happening within the last half hour.

as you can see from these live pictures, more law enforcement walking away from the scene, walking back to their vehicles. not sure if an all clear has been given, but certainly if the shooter has been found, the search is now over. the man hunt would be over. at least in terms of finding this particular person. there will be questions as to, did he act alone, was anybody else involved in this particular situation? but you can clearly see a whole different view here, a sense of standing down, pulling off the yellow tape. law enforcement returning to their vehicles. many of the vehicles leaving here. obviously a new dramatic moment here. susan kim on the scene with me as well. what's the latest you're hearing? >> i was able to talk to a couple of the clients of the gunman's estranged wife who works here. they told me that as soon as two

weeks ago they were with the stylist getting their hair done. the stylist told them at that time about two weeks ago that she was finally going to file for divorce, that she had enough and her plans were to file for divorce. we've been talking about this domestic situation leading to the shootings today. these clients were telling me that it was a couple of hours of just a very upset stylist just talking about how her marriage had just gone down the tubes and that she was planning to finally file for divorce at that point. and i am also getting an update on one of the victims who was shot. she was a customer, 30 years old, mother of three, from my information. that woman continues to be in surgery. she's been in surgery for several hours. they believe it will be a couple more hours. her family tells me that she suffers from five gunshot wounds when she was here today with a

friend getting her nails done this morning. we continue to get information together. i have tried to call the owner of the salon at this time. still no answer. i talked to her earlier. she had just arrived back in the country. apparently she was out of the country, perhaps on vacation. she was trying to get to the hospital to be with her employees and was getting all sorts of information. so if we get any further updates, i'll pass those on to you. with the information that the gunman is dead, i just wanted to pass on to our viewers more perspective on the relationship at hand that led to the shootings here today. back to you guys. >> susan, we really appreciate that perspective. thank you so much. >> that was our affiliate wtmj. they're getting pictures on the ground for us live. you heard the reporting there. according to two sources from wtmj, they are saying that the suspect, radcliffe haughton, 45 years old, you see here, 6'1", was found dead inside the spa where the shooting occurred 5 1/2 hours ago.

three dead, four in the hospital. again, they're saying according to two of their sources, they're waiting for more confirmation, wtmj is waiting for more confirmation. perhaps we may hear from the police chief himself. as was told, he would come forth before 6:30 local time, which is in two hours, they were going to have a press briefing. if something were to have changed before then, they would come to it the microphones. we could see the police chief come forward. this on the report from wtmj that the suspect has now been found dead inside the spa where the shooting had originally happened. all right. joining us on the phone now is nick of wtmj a.m. news radio in milwaukee. we're just getting this information here, nick, from your sister station there, wtmj. what are you hearing? >> well, richard, as you just said, we were hearing the reports from today's tmj-4 here in milwaukee. the shooter, radcliffe haughton,

found dead inside the salon and spa in the city of brookfield, which is just west of milwaukee. the latest information we have is there was a giant man hunt across the area. it was not clear exactly where mr. haughton was after the shooting. what we know about the shooting, four people in the hospital right now, three people are dead. there's also a large police presence around brown deer, which is a community near milwaukee where mr. haughton is from. we're hearing from officials all across wisconsin and president obama issued a statement, as you had reported earlier. but now wisconsin governor walker releasing a statement a short time ago. i'll read it to you here. law enforcement recently confirmed our worst fears. three people were killed in a terrible act of senseless violence. our hearts go out to the victims' families. our prayers are with them and the survivors. in the coming days, we'll band together as a state to seek justice for the victims and comfort those left behind. a similar scene just a few months ago here in southeast wisconsin when seven people were left dead after a mass shooting

in a community near milwaukee as well. >> you know, nick, the governor also tweeted this. he said, we extend our prayers to the victims and the families of the victims of the senseless violence in brookfield today. put this in perspective. this is the third mass shooting. clint van zandt and i were talking about this earlier within the course of inside ten years. what's the community reaction so far? the mayor was saying that, you know, it's certainly a tragic situation. >> as this was playing out, as authorities were launching a large-scale search effort for what may have been a dangerous armed man on the loose who had just committed a mass homicide at a local business, we were seeing some of the sikh temple victim family members -- and as you recall, that recent mass shooting in southeast wisconsin happened if in a sikh temple. some of the people most heavily affected in that shooting were

on the scene today in the city of brookfield comforting those outside the business, this salon where the shooting took place. it was a community response. when things like this happen, the community does band together. these mayors of these small towns have to deal with international press in some instances. there's a large response, a community response. that's what we were seeing today. it's a very tragic situation. as you said, this has happened once again in southeast wisconsin. but again, a little silver lining to the cloud, we're seeing the community really come together with those sikh victims who were so heavily affected by that tragedy coming to the scene and comforting in whatever capacity they could those who were outside worried about possibly their loved ones being inside where this mass shooting happened today. >> nick from wtmj a.m. radio there, thank you so much. you've been so helpful in getting the information out to our viewers here on msnbc so far. joining me now on the phone is clint van zandt, former fbi profiler. he's been with us throughout

this day, the better part of six hours now. now we're getting this information from wtmj, according to their sources, the suspect was found dead inside the spa. you were remarking earlier how it's a very intensive, careful process as they go through the spa and try to get it cleared. >> and as you know, richard, they weren't able to do that because of the potential of an explosive device. i think for the community as well as for our country and the world, as we try to make any sense out of, in this case, the third mass murder that's taken place in that local area in the last seven years, and we look at all three shooters in those cases. one was 44. one was 41. this individual now is 45 years old. in each case, richard, we see someone acting out in anger, frustration, rage, but at the very end, each of the three apparently refused to take responsibility for their own

acts. they commit suicide. we're all left to wonder. if there's some good, if there's any good, and it's hard to believe, can come out of this, it's the members of the sikh community that are there who have been through such terrible pain that are there to help in the early stages of grieving as the community, the state, and the nation, we grieve one more time. as you and i discussed, we've had 65 of these in the last 30 years. you wonder when the emotional and physical bleeding will ever stop in this country. >> yeah, the sikh community handled that tragedy so well. they continue, it appears, to share some of that unfortunate pain on this incident today. you were mentioning the ages of these mass shooters, the suspect today that was found dead, 45. in the cases that you followed as a profiler, a hostage negotiator, you were mentioning the 65 situations in the last three decades, is that a common

age group? is that what you're trying to say, this is a common space where these sorts of things happen? >> well, it seems to be. we usually see these shooters, richard, in the age group of in their 30s to 40s. you and i would say, well, wait, what about the shooter at the movie theater in colorado? obviously, everything about that was aberrant. when we try to get a handle on something, we look at this age between 35 and 45, and we look at these individuals again who in this terrible case we know there was a situation of domestic violence. we know from media sources that the spouse, the wife, had filed for divorce. she had also got a temporary restraining order. richard, for some people that is the beginning of the end. for others, unfortunately, it becomes a red flag in front of a bull. they act out in terrible ways like this. >> wtmj, our affiliate on the

ground, they were showing us some pictures earlier. the reporter on the ground was remarking how it looked like perhaps an all-clear sign may have been given because he saw resources walking away from the spa. you get those piece of information, what's happening right now? we're almost six hours into this. we got this news that came out. might this be done? >> yeah, it might be. the only -- the one thing that seems to be still in question is the vehicle that was originally associated with the believed shooter. we were told that was found in an outside community. you know, you have to question how did that vehicle get there? did the alleged shooter not use it? did he use some other means of transportation and this vehicle was just linked to him? or was there someone else who transported him from point "a" to point "b"? these are the things law enforcement still has to close up as well as the fbi and the

atf trying to find out when he bought this weapon and what was the final straw that brought him to this location today. >> still very early. you know, only hours into this. what's your thought, then -- is there any indication this is not a solo act? >> well, there doesn't seem to be, and in most cases like this, these are, richard. these are one person who's in terrible challenge, demented, frustrated mind. you and i would say, who else in their right mind would help someone do something like this? again, law enforcement needs to satisfy that need to know, if, in fact, there was a co-conspirator. >> if you're just joining us, to recap what we're hearing, within the last 15 minutes from affiliate wtmj there in wisconsin, that a suspect has

been found dead in a spa where a shooting had happened. radcliffe haughton, 45 years old, 270 pounds found dead according to those two showers telling wtmj. three other people deceased. four are in the hospital. this after a domestic dispute. we continue to follow what's happening there in wisconsin as they have not given the all clear. we have not heard that as of yet. we'll get you the very latest should there be a news conference. there's one scheduled for about -- in about an hour and 45 minutes. we'll go to that if we can. otherwise, stick with us. we're going to take a quick break. we're going to go back to the campaign trail when we come back. ffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing.

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ktmj affiliate there. radc li ffe franklin haughton there. the latest information from wtmj, a press conference scheduled for about an hour and a half. they could come to the microphone if they have developing news. er with waiting to hear from the police force. we will have that for you right here. now to a quick look at other top stories making news. jordanian state news agencies are announcing they arrested a dozen in a murder plot. we may soon see the price at the pump begin to drop. analysts are predicting prices could drop 5 to 15 cents in the next weeks. the current average is 3.74 a

gallon. one of the most famous towns in france is under water today. nasa flood has overtaken the town of lourdes. there is more rain in the forecast, unfortunately. let's move to political headlines. both the president and governor romney mocking debating. they have scheduled no public events but did make taped appearances on an nfl pregame show. they didn't talk politics though. they talked about a sports sensation sweeping the nation's capitol. the rookie quarterback for the washington redskins, robert griffin iii, known of course as, rg3. >> rg3 hasn't been in washington very long. but he's already created change. >> it's tough to unite this city around anything. believe me, i know. but rg3 makes it look easy. >> rg3 has really struck a cord with sports fans. uniting democrats and republicans. >> he is a great young man and a heck of a lot of fun to watch.

and i wish him all the luck in the world, except when he plays the bears. >> chicago, of course. paul ryan wrapping up his second of three campaign rallies earlier this hour where he made a case for the romney/ryan ticket. take a listen to this. >> usually it's a choice of two very different futures. usually either candidate is saying here is where i'm going to take the country, make your decision america. well, the president isn't even laying out a second term agenda. >> meanwhile, governor mitt romney is in florida preparing for the third and final debate tomorrow night. we do have sad news to bring you this evening. former senator george mcgovern died, reportedly of natural causes. he served three terms in the senate but his most lasting impact may have come as the democratic presidential nominee. he lost 49 of 50 states to president nixon. many next generation democrats including president clinton say his anti-war pro civil war

campaign inspired their interest in public service. former democratic senator george mcgovern, dead at 90. when it kwums to presidential elections, there's one state that's been shared into the american consciousness. rather seer said into the u.s. consciousness, florida. who can forget the image of nbc's tim russert there, on election night 2000, with the words florida, florida, florida. mitt romney and obama are between 1 and 3% points of each other. we have more on the sunshine state and its purl purple voters. tour to . >> reporter: tourists come to esskate their problems bat # back home far while. but with 19 u.s. presidents and 29 electoral votes, florida is a political powerhouse. a swing state can courted heavily by the presidential candidates. though it can be hard to plan a

campaign here. >> is very difficult. the most complex state in the country to figure out how to reach all of these various demographics. >> sun baked florida is so diverse, home to transplants from around the country and world, it is neither a red nor blue state. >> we are purple. we are a purple state, which means we cannot be relied upon. it cannot be taken for granted that florida will be going one way or the other. >> i think we kind of gather up all of the different nationalities. >> i believe the hispanic vote will definitely play a critical role for florida and for this election. >> another example of that florida divide is at the top of the morgan and morgan law firm in orlando. john morgan, passionate democrat, raised lots of money for president obama. >> i believe that this president is going do raise the middle class up. >> his wife of 30 years, ultima morgan, is a registered morgan, who considers herself

independent with strong advice on the right it life. >> from my perspective, i think the balance of the supreme court is one of the preimminent issues as far as i'm concerned. >> both believe democrats and republicans should work together like they do. living in the famous interstate four corridor, politically independent swing zone connecting tampa, orlando and daytona beach. the area around i-4 is so diverse, that many say it mirrors the entire country. and it up for grabs politically. >> there are also different rules -- >> a political prize here, lots of seniors. many of whom worry about medicare. others fear overspending and taxation. >> we've been through wars, we've been through depression. so we do speak with a little experience. >> there's lots of us here. so if we decide what we want and go vote, we make a big difference. >> that was nbc's mark poltttern

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